John Cassian brought the teaching of the Egyptian monks to the West: the twelve books of the Institutes on the monk's life and the eight principal faults, the twenty-four Conferences with the Abbots of Egypt, and his seven books On the Incarnation against Nestorius. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
The Conferences, Conference 3
1The Life of Abbot Paphnutius2The Old Man’s Words and Our Reply3Three Kinds of Calling and Three Renunciations4The Three Callings Explained5Everything Depends on the End6The Three Renunciations7Making Each Renunciation Complete8Our Very Own Possessions9Three Kinds of Riches10The First Renunciation Is Not Enough11Where Is Free Will?12Grace at Work, with Free Will Still Ours13God Directs Our Way14God Teaches the Law15Understanding and a Good Will Are Gifts of God16Faith Itself Is a Gift of God17Strength to Endure Temptation Comes from the Lord18The Fear of God Is His Gift19Good Will Begins and Ends with God20Nothing Happens Without God21An Objection About Free Will22Free Will Always Needs the Lord’s Help